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The Rise of Hyperactive Hive Mind Workflow
1:37:27 - 1:46:10 (08:42)
The hyperactive hive mind workflow, born out of the introduction of internal email in the mid to late 80s, has overtaken fundamental communication in both personal and business life, leading to an overwhelming onslaught of collaboration.
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The key to building a successful platform is solving a particular problem, rather than trying to get lucky with a new idea or feature.
1:37:27 - 1:39:08 (01:41)
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The key to building a successful platform is solving a particular problem, rather than trying to get lucky with a new idea or feature. By targeting a specific issue, such as the need for a platform for famous people, you can create something that is both innovative and obvious in hindsight.
ChapterThe Rise of Hyperactive Hive Mind Workflow
Episode#166 – Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The concept of creating major social media platforms may be unnecessary in today's world of cheap computing power.
1:39:08 - 1:42:49 (03:40)
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The concept of creating major social media platforms may be unnecessary in today's world of cheap computing power. Instead, smaller interest groups like bike clubs can band together and succeed without needing a unicorn investor model to back them up.
ChapterThe Rise of Hyperactive Hive Mind Workflow
Episode#166 – Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The rise of email in organizations led to the hyperactive hive mind workflow, which necessitated the need to constantly check and respond to unscheduled messages, leading to the dominance of asynchronous communication in both business and personal life.
1:42:49 - 1:44:34 (01:45)
Summary
The rise of email in organizations led to the hyperactive hive mind workflow, which necessitated the need to constantly check and respond to unscheduled messages, leading to the dominance of asynchronous communication in both business and personal life.
ChapterThe Rise of Hyperactive Hive Mind Workflow
Episode#166 – Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Adrian Stuntler, an engineer, and the speaker discuss the importance of communication in productivity and how it used to be expensive to communicate, but with the advent of technology, communication has become easier and more essential.
1:44:34 - 1:46:10 (01:35)
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Adrian Stuntler, an engineer, and the speaker discuss the importance of communication in productivity and how it used to be expensive to communicate, but with the advent of technology, communication has become easier and more essential.